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Definition of wages: A-E

Section 96A of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

Accommodation allowance

Not included

Advanced salary payments

Included

Allowances (see under specific headings)

Included

An allowance paid to a worker in particular circumstances or for a particular skill (not relating to a cost incurred by the worker) e.g. site and height allowances, supervision allowances, responsibility payments and productivity allowances.

Not included

Providing the allowance is paid to the worker to reimburse costs incurred in the course of employment.

Annual leave and public holiday payment including loadings

Included

Board and lodging

Included

Where the employer provides free or subsidised board and lodging to a worker as part of their conditions of employment (whether express or implied).

Bonuses

Included

Call out allowance

Included

Car allowance

Not included

Car expenses

Not included

Amount paid to worker as an allowance to cover work-related costs or as a reimbursement for car-related costs incurred by the worker as part of their employment.

Car parking

Included

Where the employer provides car parking facilities to a worker at or near their place of employment and that benefit is subject to FBT.

Clothing allowance/expenses

Included

Where the employer provides free clothing (or otherwise directly funds clothing) as a benefit to a worker and that benefit is subject to FBT.

Not included

Amount paid to worker as an allowance to cover work-related clothing costs or as a reimbursement for clothing related costs incurred by the worker as part of their employment.

Commission

Included

Company car (private use of)

Included

Where the employer makes a car available for private use to a worker and that benefit is subject to FBT.

Company house or other accommodation provided by employer (rental value of)

Included

Assessable according to current market rental value less any amount paid by the worker for occupancy.

Construction allowance

Included

Contractors (not deemed to be workers)

Not included

Debt forgiveness

Included

Where the employer waives or forgives a worker's debt and that benefit is subject to FBT, e.g. if an employer who has sold goods to a worker later tells the worker that they are not required to pay the amount invoiced to them.

Not included

A debt owed by a worker that is written off as a genuine bad debt.

Directors Fees

Included

Directors - Payment to working directors

Included

Dirt money

Included

Dividends

Not included

Early retirement benefits

Not included

Employee share schemes that form part of an employee's salary package:

Included

Options

Shares

Dividends

Entertainment allowance/expenses

Included

Where the employer provides a meal or other entertainment benefit to a worker and that benefit is subject to FBT.

Not included

Amount paid to worker as an allowance to cover work-related meal or other entertainment costs or as a reimbursement for entertainment related costs incurred by the worker as part of their employment.